I am hoping that this blog will help you and me experience the craft of crochet as well as knitting. During times of silence or turmoil, crochet and knitting continuously help me quiet my mind at my own pace, enabling me to find my center. I am also sharing my SECRET persona, Lt. DAX, my life in code while living in Bajor. Maybe fiction maybe not is up to you to decide. Peldor Joi!!!

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Monday, November 12, 2018

Here I am two weeks after I moved by myself. I am now starting to feel the burn. I have spent 17 years with a pretty good man. He was not perfect neither was I. There was some confusion from his part and I can believe it. It is often interesting how people fall out of love. It is also interesting to see the changes and the meanness that comes out.

Today I am sad and I come to Blogger, because I don't actually want to talk to people, but I want to express my sadness. I am sad we fell out of love and that we will no longer spend time like we did. I do miss your laughter and your constant chatter. It will be ok, it just feels terrible. Unti later. This is Crafty Andy thank you for stopping by.

Wednesday, August 08, 2018

So what do you know I am writing a review for a knitting machine. I have seen these machines and I have been curious about how they work. I have read reviews and critiques, I have read the expectations of frustrated users and very satisfied users. I have been able to create so many items in a short time. You can use different yarns, buT you have to remember that the needle size does not change. You can become very creative wether you want to or not lol. This is a lovely mach8ne that will give your creative spirit hours of entertainment once you understand how to use with the least of frustration.

1. You need to see the videos from Skacel and then the videos from YouTube.

2. Realize the potential and limitations of this machine.

3. I would strongly suggest using the weights that are used for machine knitting or something to weight your proyect down while you are working. This will help you with the fact that stitches drop if you go too fast or if the yarn is not grabby enough. These are inexpensive I have used the knitters Pride knit blockers pins as weights with great success.

4. This machine is amazing and I am just starting to work with it on circular knitting. I will definitely do another review on flat knitting. Circular knitting is amazing and you do not need a special table.

5. Get this machine from a USA authorized retailer. I got this one from LionBrand. It had a great price and I am guaranteed that Skacel will honor the warranty if something is not right. I can tell you this much Skacel is one of the best companies out there when it comes to their warranty on their products. They stand 100% behind their products.

6. As a knitter you will use a lot of your knitting experience to get the best out of this machine. Make a 2 by 2 ribbing then transfer it to the loom to make a hat. Cast one using waste yar to have live stitches at the bottom.

There is a lot more I can show and tell, but that is going to be another day. I definitely recommend this machine for those creative minds and there will be some YouTube videos coming soon. Thanks for stopping by.

Blocked to 54 “ by 27 “ when wet. At 14 repetitions of main pattern. Once dry the dimensions are 52 “ by 25 “ dry.

This pattern has a border on the left and right side of the
repetitions. Each border is comprised of 7 sts. The main pattern repeats
between the left and right borders of this pattern are in multiples of
14 sts, plus 1.

Using the Estonian lace cast on, cast on the appropriate amount of
sts. There are 7 sts for the left border, multiples of 14 sts main
repeat (5 times), Plus 1 stitch, then 7 sts for the right side border.
Main picture has 85 sts.

Blocking the pattern is easy and you can decide how to best block it.
Only $ 6.00

Saturday, March 03, 2018

Triton (/ˈtraɪtən/; Greek: Τρίτων Tritōn) is a mythological Greek
god, the messenger of the sea. He is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite,
god and goddess of the sea respectively, and is herald for his father.
He is usually represented as a merman with his lower body cover in
Lepides or animal scales.
A playful scarf like Lepides. This scarf is meant to be done without
having to block it much. It is one in my series of attire for men, but
it is unisex with a timeless look. It has a wonderful flow that will
allow you to embrace the divine spark within you and wear it with pride.

Saturday, February 11, 2017

I thought that this was going to be more difficult. It wasn't, because I thought about it. I wanted to cut into the fabric and then pick up stitches. That was a good idea, but not the best idea. I was afraid that there was going to be a lot of unraveling and I was not going to put myself through that.

You see, the main issue and challenge is where to put the pocket. Given the fact that I had to select three rows, I had a very hard time trying to decide which 3. The fact that the ones I wanted were not the best ones got me to decide that it would be better to create another strategy. I guess the easiest one was to pick part of the pattern in smaller needles and create a swatch that I would be using as the pocket cover.

I picked 36 sts, and 6 of those were kind of as selvedge. I have to say that I am very proud of myself. I can make afterthought pockets anytime without fear of failure. Thanks for stopping by.

Monday, February 06, 2017

This is my right side after thought pocket. I am working on the other side as we speak. The decision to make a pocket after the fact was kind of difficult. This pattern has a cable on every other row. It is extremely difficult to just cut and pick up the stitches. Honestly too difficult for me to think about the fact that I could lose the whole sweater pattern if I make a mistake.

I decided to use the same yarn and create a duplicate of the pattern, but in smaller needles. I allowed for 3 stitches on each side of the pattern to be on reverse stockinette, like the pattern. I slipped the first and the last stitch of every right side row. I left a long enough tail to do a duplicate stitch at the bottom. It was a job well done.

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Bythos is
one of the Ichthyocentaurs. He is a god of sea-depths. He along
with his his brother Aphros were called the Ichthyocentaurs. Aphros and
Bythos were present at the birth of Aphrodite. They pulled in the shell
she rose from the ocean.

This cowl was
inspired by the pattern drooping Elm Leaf, page 217 Treasury of Knitting
Patterns Barbara walker. The cowls above are done in bold colors.The blue cowl is extra-long in dk weight.The Orange one is smaller and wider in fingering weight,
the border was done twice at the beginning and at the end.This pattern can be modified in many ways, be
creative and do a different edge border at the beginning and at the end, make
it wider, skip it.

Here
you have a cowl in my series of Men lace attire. It is easily a unisex item and
a timeless piece. Embrace the divine spark within you and wear it with pride.

I am hoping that this blog will help you and me experience the craft of crochet as well as knitting. During times of silence or turmoil, crochet and knitting continuously help me quiet my mind at my own pace, enabling me to find my center. I have patterns for sale in PDF Format, you can find them at their own Pages at the top menu. The posts are classified By labels which are at the far right, all the way down. We are the Borg! I think it will bring Order into Chaos!